Wearing apparel



Jan. 3, 1950 M. H. WITTENBERG 79 WEARING APPAREL Filed July 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /N VEN TOR Mnicnn 'r N1 rte/vane ATTORNEY Jan. 3, 1950 M. H- WITTENBERG 2,493,179

WEARING APPAREL. Filed lIuly 9, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR I Mnngnner H. W/rrn/GF "Mara ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 3, 1950 S TATJES rare-m i e, error WEARING APPAREL corporation Applicationtluly 9, 1945; Serial1No:2603;844

6 Claims.

'1! ;'l he-.;pr,esent"inventionirelates to :wearing apeparel;andamorejparticularly to a brassire-bandeamgarment.

.The primary object of the present invention is --.to provide -a ibrass'iere-bandeau which is well ;;adap.ted:to beworn asra'sun' bra and which is so -constructed;thatrit'provides adequate support for the: bust. ;and. also i'satisfies the requirements of modesty.

,.-Another-.object:of theLinVentiQn is to provide a,

brassireebandeaunhaving outer and inner 'iront ,parts.eandsibackmortions which are common to nboth :of said parts, thusueliminating relatively rzdisplaceably back portions which might otherwiseozdetract-zfromithe appearance of the gar- :ment.

Another object of the invention provides a brassireebandeau:shaving inner and outer front parts detachably secured "to each other at the sides'of the. garment. *Morespecifically, inac- :.cordance with this object ofithe inventionflthe :garment scan "be constructed so that-the parts whichprovideithe bust support can be worn as a --brassierefor the garment can be constructed so that the part-which provides the' bust support can be ideta'chedtrom 'the other part, leaving a complete; article 70f" wearing apparel which can be worniasthe top of a :playsuit or sungarment.

The iabovei and other objects, features and adva-nta'ges fdffii'he invention will be fully understood ifromfit-he following description considered 'in rconnection with the accompanying illustrative; drawings.

z -In-Vthe. drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective viewcf the brassirenbandeau ,siembodying the present invention, illustrating the garment as it appears on the wearer;

Fig. :2 iis'.a:view of the back of the brassirebandeau .atit 'appears on the wearer;

Fig. 3i=is:-'a. viewisimilar' to Fig. 1 showing the wportions-ofthefouter front part of the brassirezzbandeau z folded back, for the purpose of illustrationof the'iconstruction of the garm'ent Fig: 4 "is randetailed sectional view of the line 4- 4xof Fig;13

l t'ig z5 isca frontperspective View of another form .ofrbrassieresbandeau "embodying the present invention;

Fig. 6:isa view similar'to Fig. '5 showingthe portions :Of :the .outer front part removed from the other;p art:of=theibrassire-bandeau;

:Fig. 7 iisa-a ,ironttperspective view :of another form of'a brassire-bandeauembodyingrthel'presrentinvention;

'2 ..-Eig. .48 .Lispa view. similar; to Fig. 7 illustrating the detachability of .the .bustzsupport.

Referring now.v to the drawingsin detailwand I first to the form. of the invention illustrated .in :5 Figs. 1 to-4,-thetbrassiere-bandeau constructed in'accordance with the presentinvention com- ,prises a -:body encircling .member having an inner .frontpartslfl which forms vaubusttsupport .and \which-ras here ashownis of a type ,havingbreast 10 ,poekets.or:bust cup 2. Bands 4 extendfromthe ,oppositeendsof the inner front part l I] ,and-,are :Provided with-any suitable .fastening means .-.for.-.,detachable andadjustable securementat-the back ofthewearer. .Saidbody-encircling member 15 thas a,front:,part which is largerthan the inner front .part .or .bust. support to so -.as to cover and tconcealthenlatter when the vbrassireebandea-u ;-is on the wearer-:andto provide more body-coverage :than.,is afiorded-,by the inner'frontpart ofbust =support 40. Front, part 16 comprisestas :here :shown, :the portions it which are secured in the .garment-.--by stitching 1 2 0 lat-the outer a side edges, the ,bust cups l 2, respectively. ,"Frontportions WI 8 extend forwardly fromr-the seams .20 at thev 0p- ,pcsi-te!sides.ofthe gar-mentto lie over and cover .the :breast :pockets- [2. Each of said front por- =fl0I-1S-:'|8 is-approximatelytiangular in-shape as illustrated .:-in ,-'Eig. s3. Said;-front portions are separable fromeach ;other.and are elongated ,-:laterally of:the wearer-and of reduced width .at their respective freezend portions: 22 whereby said ,.free -end. portions -can.,be conveniently tied tocgether.=for seduringtthe front portions I8 in positiontover the. bust-support. HI and to provide an ornamental-bow :24 as .illustrated in Fig: 1. .Thus it will .be understood thatin the :brassire-ban- -.deauthe bustsupport I 0=canbe.fastened in-posi ilionwithathe desired degree oftightness in .ac-

.cordance with the -wearerspreference and that the front part1 6 can-be arranged with the deesirededegree oftloosenessinraccordance with the weareris preference without inter-fer-ingwith the -.-des-ired: tightness of the body encircling member 15 {around the wearer. Front-portions l8 may be-cut and :stitched as indicated at :31 to provide a troundedgfullness rat the breastsof the wearer.

'Thewupper pointed -ends-26 of the portions i'.8=. of: the: outer front part I 5 are detachably secured in any suitable way as by adjustable'buckles -28to companion shoulder straps 38 which. are 1 ;stitched,:-.,as: indicate'dzat' 32 inxiF'ig. 2,:or. otherwise :secured {at :"their lower ends to the companion Qbands :14 vwhich;:constitutetheflbackxpart TOf r the '555 body encirclingmember. "The .upperpointed'ends 34 of the breast pockets l2 of the bust support are adjustably secured to the upper pointed end portions 26 of outer front portions 18 in any suitable way as by adjustable buckled straps 36. Thus, laterally spaced upper edge portions of inner front part ID are adjustably secured to upper edge portions of outer front part l6 so that the breast pockets l2 can be properly positioned without interference by the outer front part N3 of the garment.

Referring now to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. and 6, the brassiere-bandeau is constructed so that the outer front part ISA comprising the companion portions 18A is detachable from the inner front part or bust support IDA. This detachable feature can be provided by any suitable means which as here shown is constituted by buttons 38 on part IHA and by button-holes 40 on portions ISA of the outer front part ISA. It will be understood that any other separable fasteners, for example hooks and eyes, snap fasteners, slide fasteners or zippers, etc., can be used instead of the buttons and button holes on the companion detachable parts. I In this form of the invention, the shoulder straps 30A are arranged to be fastened to the upper pointed ends 34A of the breast pockets |2A of part IDA. Preferably the front ends of shoulder straps are detachably and adjustably secured to the upper ends of breast pockets [2A in any suitable way as by the adjustable and fastening devices 36A. Detachable and adjustable fastening devices suitable for this purpose are Well known in the apparel art and therefore require no further description. The upper pointed ends 26A of front portions [8A of the outer front part ISA are detachably secured to the front ends of shoulder straps 30A in any suitable way for example by providing said shoulder straps with buttons 42 and by providing upper pointed end portions of portions IBA with button holes 44. Portions [8A are tieable together at their outer end portions 22A of reduced width for securing said front portions in position and for forming a bow 24A as illustrated in Fig. 5. It will be understood that the part SA is provided with bands [4A, one of which is shown in Fig. 5, and that the two bands are detachably and adjustably secured together at the back of the wearer substantially in the same way as illustrated in Fig. 2. Also it will be understood that the shoulder straps 30A are secured to the companion bands MA substantially in the same way as illustrated in Fig. 2. If desired, the shoulder straps 30 or the shoulder straps 30A can be provided with adjustable portions at the lower rear ends thereof for adjustment of said shoulder straps. It will be noted that the front portions I8A of the garment illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 are sufliciently large to conceal the bust support and to provide greater body coverage than is provided by said bust support. In short, it will be noted that the garment illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is substantially the same as the garment illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and in addition provides for the removal of the front part ISA so that the other part of the garment can be worn without said front outer part IBA either as an ordinary brassire or as part of a playsuit.

In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs.

- 7 and 8, the brassiere-bandeau instead of being constructed to provide for the detachment of the front outer part from the bust support is constructed to provide for the detachment of the bust support from the garment. Thus, as here shown, the bust support IOB is constituted by the inner front part and is detachably secured at its opposite ends to the adjacent end portions 66, respectively, of the bands MB which are stitched to the companion front portions IBB of the outer front part 5B of the garment. It will be noted that the front end portions 46 of the bands [4B are disposed inwardly of the adjacent front portions l8B for securing the opposite ends of bust support IDB to the garment. End portions 46 of bands [4B are provided as here shown with buttons 38B and the ends of bust support IDB are provided with button holes MB. The upper pointed ends 343 of the breast pockets |2B of the bust support are provided with looped straps 46 detachably engageable with the hooked ends 48 of adjustable buckles 50 carried by straps 52 which are stitched to the upper pointed ends 2613 of the companion front portions l8B. In this form of the invention, a halter strap 54 is provided instead of the shoulder straps 30 and 30A, the ends of said halter strap being adjustably secured to the pointed upper ends 26B of the front portions [83 of the outer part of the garment. It will be noted that front portion I813 of the outer part IBB are large enough to conceal the bust support I03 and to provide greater body coverage than is afforded by the bust support. Also it will be understood that the bust support can be detached from the garment so that the latter can be worn if desired without said bust support MB, in which case the front portions I8B can be fastened together at the front of the wearer with the desired degree of tightness on the body of the wearer and also to form the ornamental bow 203.

It will be noted that in each of the forms of the invention the bands which are positioned at the back of the wearer are common to the inner and outer parts of the garment thus making it unnecessary to provide both parts of the garments with back portions and thus also improving the appearance of the garment on the wearer. Further, it will be observed that the brassire-bandeau of the present invention is constructed in each form thereof so that the bust support can be adjusted to suit the preference of the wearer without interference by the outer front part of the garment. It will be noted also that the end portions 22 (or 22A or 223) of the front part of the garment can be tied together independently of the bust support or said end portions can be tied together around the narrow portion I3 between the breast pockets 12.

It will be understood that the invention may be embodied in various forms other than those herein specifically illustrated or described and that in the illustrated forms certain changes in the details of the construction and in the arrangement of parts may be made without departng from the principles or underlying idea of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment comprising a body encircling member having a bust supporting part and outer front portions extending forwardly from the opposite sides of the garment to lie over the bust supporting part in movable relation thereto, said front portions being separable from each other and constructed and arranged to be attached to each other at their adjacent ends, said bust supporting part comprising breast pockets, and means adjustably securing the upper edge portions of said breast pockets to upper edge portions, respectively, of said outer front portions, said front portions being detachable from said body encircling member.

2. A garment comprising a body encircling member having a bust supporting part and outer front portions extending forwardly from the opposite sides of the garment to lie over the bust supporting part in movable relation thereto, said front portions being separable from each other and constructed and arranged to be attached to each other at their adjacent ends, said bust supporting part comprising breast pockets, said bust supporting part being detachably connected at its opposite ends in said body encircling member, and means connected to laterally spaced points adjacent upper front edge of the body encircling I member for holding the latter against downward movement on the wearer.

3. A brassiere-bandeau garment, comprising a pair of bust cups and means to hold the same in position on the wearer, and a pair of covering bands positioned entirely externally of said bust cups, and attached thereto respectively, only at the outer side edges thereof, said bands being distinct from each other and from said bust cups and extending directly toward each other in a horizontal direction at the front of the garment from said side edges, respectively, of the bust cups and being of suflicient length and width to cover the latter, said bands being movable in relation to each other and to said bust cups and terminating in free end portions adjustably attachable to each other for releasably holding said bands in position over said bust cups in covering relation thereto.

4. A brassiere-bandeau garment, comprising a pair of bust cups and means to hold the same in position on the wearer, and a pair of covering bands positioned entirely externally of said bust cups, and attached thereto respectively, only at the outer side edges thereof, said bands being distinct from each other and from said bust cups and extending directly toward each other in a horizontal direction at the front of the garment from said side edges, respectively, of the bust cups and being of sufficient length and width to cover the latter, said bands being movable in relation to each other and to said bust cups and terminating in free end portions attachable to each other at the front of the garment centrally between the bust cups for releasably holding said bands in position over said bust cups in covering relation thereto.

5. A brassire-bandeau garment, comprising a pair of bust cups and means to hold the same in position on the wearer, said holding means including shoulder strap parts and a back strap, and a pair of covering bands positioned entirely externally of said bust cups, and attached thereto respectively, only at the outer side edges thereof, said bands being distinct from each other and from said bust cups and extending directly toward each other in a horizontal direction at the front of the garment from said side edges, respectively, of the bust cups and being of sufficient length and width to cover the latter, said bands being movable in relation to each other and to said bust cups and terminating in free end portions adjustably attachable to each other for releasably holding said bands in position over said bust cups in covering relation thereto, said covering bands having upper portions attached to said shoulder strap parts, respectively, above said bust cups.

6. A brassire-bandeau garment, comprising a pair of bust cups and means to hold the same in position on the wearer, said holding means including shoulder strap parts and a back strap, and a pair of covering bands positioned entirely externally of said bust cups, and attached thereto respectively, only at the outer side edges thereof, said bands being distinct from each other and from said bust cups and extending directly toward each other in a horizontal direction at the front of the garment from said side edges, respectively, of the bust cups and being of suificient length and width to cover the latter, said bands being movable in relation to each other and to said bust cups and terminating in free end portions adjustably attachable to each other for releasably holding said bands in position over said bust cups in covering relation thereto, and means for adjustably securing said covering bands to said shoulder strap parts, respectively.

MARGARET H. WITTENBEBG.

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